Second Battle of Winchester
1863 battle of the American Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Second Battle of Winchester was fought between June 13 and June 15, 1863, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia as part of the Gettysburg Campaign during the American Civil War. As Confederate Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell moved north through the Shenandoah Valley in the direction of Pennsylvania, his corps defeated the Union Army garrison commanded by Major General Robert H. Milroy, capturing Winchester and numerous Union prisoners.[2]
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Second Battle of Winchester | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
Sketch of the Second Battle of Winchester, by Jedediah Hotchkiss. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States (Union) | CSA (Confederacy) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Robert H. Milroy | Richard S. Ewell | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
2nd Division, VIII Corps | Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia | ||||||
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7,000 [1] | 12,500 [1] | ||||||
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4,443 (95 killed 348 wounded 4,000 missing or captured) |
269 (47 killed 219 wounded 3 missing) |
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